The Prättigau is a geographical region in the canton of
Grisons
The Grisons (; ) or Graubünden (),Names include:
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Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. It consists of the main valley of the river
Landquart and the valleys of its side-rivers and creeks. Landquart River, which drains into the
Alpine Rhine in the town of the same name, is on its upper end home to the ski resorts of
Klosters.
Landquart is a village with a railway junction on the flat floor valley of the Alpine Rhine just north of
Chur
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Chur (locally) or ; ; ; ; ; ; or ; , and . is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, town of the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of the Grisons and lies in the Alpine Rhine, Grisonian Rhine Valley, where ...
, the capital of the Grisons.
The Prättigau is a tourist destination for winter and summer activities, including downhill and cross-country skiing, tobogganing and hiking.
Traditionally, towns in the Prättigau were reliant on the lumber industry, although the income from tourism has largely replaced that.
The historical American
Van Leer family claims lineage from this area through Swiss archives.
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Regions of Switzerland
Valleys of the Alps
Valleys of Graubünden
Alpine Rhine basin